Author: Daniel Tom

The US and the UK Governments are working out the details of an approximately $2 billion sales agreement for extended-range Chinook helicopters. The UK indicated its intent to buy 14 new H-47(ER) units in a letter of offer and acceptance and reconsidered the set of costs associated with the purchase plan. The Bloomberg report said…

While size does matter, it is not necessarily always a measure of aviation power. However, this did not stop gifted engineers, who have, for decades now, been designing vehicles of such magnitude that their very ability to leave the ground was already impressive. Today we are going to take a look at 10 of the…

A tiny bead found in Bulgaria is believed to be the oldest worked piece of gold in the world, an archaeologist says. Researchers discovered the precious bauble in a settlement dating back 6,600 years—the oldest “urban” settlement or town in Europe.   The tiny bead is 1/8 inch (4 mm) in diameter. It was probably…

It might be the world’s oldest soft tissue sample. In the ribcage of a dinosaur that walked the Earth 195 million years ago, researchers discovered ancient collagen and protein remnants preserved. No, this does not imply that “Jurassic Park” will be made into a movie. However, discovering such well-preserved organic remains from a Lufengosaurus, one…

  The first published European account of the lost city of Palenque is from 1567, by the Spaniard, Father Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada, who found this vast abandoned Maya city. The local Chol Maya called it “Otolum” or “a land with strong houses,” which the Spanish translated into Palenque, the Spanish word for fortification.…

Friends of Army Aviation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that honors veterans and preserves the memory and legacy of army aviation aircraft that served in Vietnam combat and their crews.   OKEECHOBEE — Friends of Army Aviation will host an event featuring Huey Helicopter rides and live music at the Okeechobee County Airport on Nov.…

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense confirmed that recently received towed FH70 howitzers were used in combat operations against  targets. The Ukrainian military also said that new 155mm howitzers strike wiping out Russian targets during fighting in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. The FH70 is a powerful 155mm howitzer jointly developed by the United Kingdom,…

An asteroid named after the God of Chaos is gaining speed as it travels on a path towards Earth – and could strike our planet in 48 years, experts warn. Astronomers at the University of Hawai’i confirmed the massive asteroid Apophis has accelerated on its path due to non-uniform radiation, which acts like a tiny…

There is a massive ball of hot gas billions of light-years distant that is brighter than hundreds of billions of suns. It’s difficult to envision anything so bright. So, what exactly is it? Astronomers aren’t sure, but they do have a few theories. They believe it is a magnetar, a kind of supernova that is…

TWO Earth-like planets have been discovered in outer space, one of which may have the required circumstances for life to evolve. The planets are known as LP 890-9b and LP 890-9c, and they exhibit many of the important characteristics that astronomers look for when searching for life in the universe. Both are stony, terrestrial planets…